Only one more week to go for the Goal Setting Challenge...
On the 21st July, I issued a challenge to everyone to set a goal they can achieve, or be well on the way to achieving, by the 21st August.
The goal I set: to complete my e-book and have it up and running and available online!
Progress: well... this week has seen very little progress, unfortunately!
So what has prevented my progress this week? A number of things have happened to distract me from my plan... some distractions have been work-related, others have not. And I guess part of the distractions, particularly the nonwork related distractions, are all part of me procrastinating.
Procrastination is a huge stumbling block when it comes to achieving your goals. And it's important to find a way to prevent or eliminate the urge to procrastinate!
I was talking with an online colleague this morning... and she too is experiencing a fair bit of procrastinating. We both decided to be come accountability buddies -- it was interesting how we both came up with the same idea at exactly the same time!
And I know being accountable to someone will give me the push I need to keep my commitment to my goal.
My task I will complete today: complete an edit of my book. I will report my progress to my friend tomorrow morning... I know I will achieve this task (unless something absolutely unforeseen happens between now and then e.g. My Computer crashing!), whereas if I didn't make the commitment to report to someone tomorrow more than likely I would find other distractions to keep me from my goal!
So... how is the progress going of your goal? Are you on track? Or have you been distracted from completing the tasks you set out to complete?
Do you think you would benefit from being accountable to someone regarding your progress towards your goal?
Click on the comment link below and let me know your thoughts about this... if you feel you could benefit from being accountable to someone, we can certainly set that up to happen for you!
Warmly
Jeanne
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